The champions league ranking was announced in 2018 with record-breaking exports. According to the study of "Türkiye's Top 1000 Export 2018", the top 1000 companies realized a total of 102.8 billion dollars of exports increased by 10.5 billion compared to the previous year. These companies are the biggest indicator that Turkey's exports to be spread throughout the operating in 50 provinces. The automotive sector continued its leadership, Ford Otomotiv was the leader of Türkiye's export. The second place was Toyota and Tofaş was third.

Top 1000 Companies Leading in Employment and Value Added

The average number of employees of the top 1000 companies was 781 in 2018, indicating that these firms only provided close to 800 thousand jobs. In 2016, the same number was 704, which means that the most successful exporters support employment, employing almost 100,000 workers in just two years.

The number of companies exceeding $ 1 billion in exports increased to 13

In the top 1000 exporters survey, the number of companies exporting 1 billion dollars and more increased from 10 to 13 compared to the previous year, while the number of companies exporting 100 million dollars and more increased from 145 to 171.

155 companies entered the list this year

155 of the top 1000 exporters were not included in the Top 1000 Exporters list in 2017, but entered the list in 2018.